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Feb. 17, 1 942. o As Q 2,273,601 CONTAINER Filed Jan. 22,1940 e Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 17, 1942. F. P. THOMAS ,60

CONTAINER Filed Jan. 22, 1940 e Sheds-Sheet 2 Feb. 17, 1942. F. P. THOMAS 2,273,601

CONTAINER Filed Jan. 22, 1940 GSheets-Sheet 3 Feb. r1942- FTP, THOMAS I 73,5 1

' CONTAFINER Filed Jan. 22, 1940 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 a// v x Feb. 1'7, 1942. P o s 2,273,601

CONTAINER Filed Jan. 22, 1940 e Sheets-Sheet 5 Feb. 17, 1942. Ho s 2,273,601

I CONTAINER Filed Jan. 22, 1940 e Sheets-Sheet 6 'vention may be tially only one plane.

quiring diiflcultcompu win tures of my inven Fig. 2 is a top 7 diasonalplanes or'the intersecting nders. It is here shown FICE CONTAINER P. Thomas, Chicago,

Iron Company, a corporation of 11L, assign: to Chi- Application January 22. 1940. Serial No. 315,081

This invention relates-to improvements in containers and more especially sheet metal pressure containers. 1 M

Am'ong'the features of myinvention'is the provisionjoi' a container adapted to withstand both positive and negative pressure to a considerable degree without failure or undue distortion. I Containers em dying the features of my inve ly fa r a edsinc th 10 can be; made of sheet metal curved in substan- My invention permits a wide variation in sizes. shapes and capacities of containers withoutre t ons. a d advantages of my invention appear more fully as! proceed with my spec-v iflcation. I

In those forms or device embodying the tea---' tion shown inthe accompany- 20 Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation; plan view: Fig. 3 isa view taken as indicated by the line 3 of Fig.2: Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a modified form witha portion 15 .Other features an ing drawings,

As shown in Figs. 1,2 and 8 the container is formed 01. two intersecting cylinders designated as II and Ii respectively. ltis qllareintop plan 45 as shown inFig. 2 and circular when viewed from the front, back, or either side. It therefore has a vertical central substantially circular cross sec- Jtionsoi' The plates H3! ends. the central verti 2 Claims. (Cl. 220-1) that the container on the legs ll, ll stiffening membe bers i3 tinuatio The is supported above the ground formed of plates II with outer rs 13 and inner stiflening memns 01' the internal diaphragms l2, l2. container shownin Figs. 4,5 and 6 is formed by a cylinder l I l intersected by a cylinder HQ with alsois-br H2 W a flat. top and bottom. This container g in the vertical planes of the intersecthe members and is likewise supported on legs Ill, 3 form of plate 3' with outer and inner stiifeners H3 and Ill respectively.

are continuations of the diaphragm lll. I

The container '01 Figs. 4, -5 and 6 is oblong in p plan. It has one central vertical cross seetion'in the shape of a rectangle with rounded cal cross section at right angles thereto being circular. The container of Figs. 7, 8 and 9 has the same shape as that shown in Figs. 1,2 and 3 but inng braced with internal diaphragms stead of bei it is braced with two external ring girders 2|! broken away; Fig. 5 is a view of the same in side 25 lying on the intersecting lines of the two cylin-- elevation with aportion broken away; Fig. 6 is a dersa view of the same in end elevation; Fig. 7 is a view The container of Figs. 10, 11 and 12 is similar in side elevation of a modified to Fig. 8 is a inshapeto the container 01' Figs. 4, 5 and 6 but is top plan view of the same with a portion broken braced lly t e es instead of away; Fig. 9 is a view taken as indicated by the .30 the diaphragrn H2.

line. 9 of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a top plan view of an- The fliner of Figs- 13, 14 and 15 is similar other modified form; Fig. 11 is a viewin side shape e e container 1? 8 2 nd' exelevation of the same: Fig. 12 is a view of the P that it is formed y h n ng at ri h same in end elevati 13 is a side elevation les of two flattened ylinders. This container otanother modified form: Fig. 14 is a-top plan 5 rests on the ground instead 01' being Supported view or the same, partly ins'ection; Fig. 15 i a on legs and is braced by the internal ring girders view takenasind cated by theline Norm. 14; nsteadofbydianhrasms.

Fig. 16 is a top plan vlewof another modified e n in r of Figs. 16, Hand 18 is similar form withapartbroken away; Fig. l'lisav e in shape to that shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 12 of the same in'side elevation with a portion 40. except that the cylinder forming one or the in broken away; and Fig. 18 is an end view or the tersecting members is flattened and. the other same. a member instead of having its endssemi ireular Whil I have shown-and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable oi many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and armitt at new to the'flrat. 5o meme be ewithout de arting from 1 he diagonal vertical central cross sectionas the mm onas disclosed takenbytbelineIoiFlgJisoval. Theconv ms nwhichitism mmtainerisbraoedinternally y'i'our cut-away am. I flontoclaimallnovelty lnherentinmyinvention Phrasmsmmntheverumana 'asbroad yaspemnsmainview or the prior As here shown the plates Il are conaced internally by cut-away diaphragms the lines of intersection of the flattened cylinders. 10

2. A rigid sheet metal pressure container rectangular in top plan, having all of its surfaces curved, said container formed by the intersection substantially at right angles of two similar cylinders of the same cross-section and having their longitudinal axes intersecting, each wall of the container having its edges defined by the lines of intersection of the cylinders.

FRANK P. THOMAS. 

